Daphnella cancellata is known to demersal marine environments in the Southwest Pacific Ocean, notably in the vicinity of New Zealand.
Daphnella cancellata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
The length of the shell attains 22 mm, its diameter 8 mm.
(Original description) The thin, finely cancellated shell has a fusiform shape. The spire is acute. The aperture is oblong, slightly channelled in front. It shows a slight posterior sinus. Its colour is yellowish-white, slightly blotched with brown. [2]
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Northland to Bay of Plenty and East Cape
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Daphnella cancellata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
